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Narrative
Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse during World War II, mysteriously travels back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a handsome Highland warrior and is drawn into an epic rebellion. Moore (creator of the television series), his team decided to keep the lyrics in Gaelic rather than translate them into English. This maintained the first-person narrative, showing Claire’s inability to understand Gaelic.
The opening song changes from season to season to reflect what is happening in the plot
The idea was suggested by producer David Brown, who said he saw something similar in Skin Deep (1998), a foreign alternative film starring actor and singer Gustavo Goulart. In several episodes, characters say “OK”, an American term that didn’t come into use until the 19th century. In the first half of Season 2 (set in France), some of the lyrics are in French. In the second half of Season 2 (which is mostly about the build-up to war), a militaristic snare drum was added to the opening theme song.
Appears in Outlander: An Epic Adaptation (2015)
In Season 3, tribal drums were added, since most of the season takes place in the Caribbean. In Season 4, bluegrass fiddle and banjo were added, and some lyrics are sung in a Southern accent, since the season takes place mostly in America. Skye’s Boat Song (uncredited)Traditional Scottish melody with lyrics by Sir Harold BoultonNew lyrics by Robert Louis Stevenson. I came to Outlander late and watched it in one go.
It has everything!
A beloved friend who recently died of cancer, too young, told me to watch it, so I did in her honor. I am so excited! The cast is perfect, and the performances in the grim storylines are outstanding. The locations, the romance, the STUNNING, the unforgettable music, the scenery, the costumes and props, and the attention to historical detail all impressed me.